Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ No Turning Back ❯ No Turning Back ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
In The Hospital.
Hiei flipped through a magazine impatiently. It was four in the morning and the waiting room was empty; voices floated in from the halls but they were meaningless to the youkai. Flip. Flip. Flip. He handled the pages but didn't read them. He was too busy worrying. He hated worrying almost as much as waiting and it had beeen a hour since Kurama had been taken from him by a tall man wearing a white coat and a name tag: Dr. Martin.
"Wait here," the doctor had instructed him. "I'll come back and let you know how shhh-- he's doing." Hiei heard the doctor catch himself mistaking Kurama for a female but was too stressed to inflict pain on the man.
"He'll be fine, right? It's not serious." Hiei had prodded. The doctor gave him a weak smile and hurried down the hall.
Flip. Flip. Rip....Flip. Yusuke and Kuwabara appeared in the doorway and rushed over to Hiei. "We heard you were here. Is Kurama okay? What happened, Hiei?" Yusuke seemed genuinely concerned and Hiei hated it.
"You shouldn't be here." He scowled.
"Hey, Kurama is our friend too, shorty." Kuwabara snapped, messing up Hiei's hair with one hand. Hiei growled at him.
"What happened, Hiei?" Yusuke asked again.
"Kurama passed out with a nose bleed. I don't know anything else." He put down the magazine and began to pace the room, hands behind his back. Kuwabara sat down next to Yusuke and twiddled his thumbs. It was going to be a long wait.

When the doctor finally returned Kuwabara was asleep, laying across a row of chairs while Yusuke was pacing the room with Hiei. "Hiei?" The doctor asked. Hiei stopped pacing, "How is he?"
"You can see him now. This way."
Yusuke slapped Kuwabara awake and the trio followed Dr. Martin to Kurama's room. Kurama was asleep, wrapped in a blue hospital gown and tucked into blue sheets. Attached to his right arm was an intervenus tube and around his wrist was a yellow hospital bracelet with his name and room number. Yusuke sat down next to the bed. "Kurama?" He whispered. Kurama opened his eyes. "Hmmm? Yusuke? Wow, I didn't know you guys were here."
Kuwabara grinned, " We wouldnt leave you here alone, fox-boy."
"He's not alone." Hiei snarled from the end of the bed.
Kurama noticed him for the first time and smiled warmly at his koi. "I'm sorry I scared you, Hiei."
Hiei nodded and slipped out into the hall to talk to the doctor. Dr. Martin looked grim. Hiei wanted to strangle him.
"What's wrong with Shuiichi?" He demanded.
"To be perfectly honest, we don't know. He didn't lose enough blood to have fainted like he did. And he has no physical ailments we could find. Hiei, Shuiichi is fine. We would like to run some tests though, he should stay here a day."
Hiei snorted and peered into the room. Kuwabara was balancing a flower pot on his head and wobbling around the room like an idiot. Kurama and Yusuke were laughing.
"If he's fine then I'm taking him home.Today."
"I think it wise he stay. Just for twenty four hours. It is possible we missed something."
Hiei turned to him, "You said Shuiichi's fine. I'm taking him out of here then."
"Hiei, please. Understand the risks of--"
"No. Understand this. You fill out the paper work and and we get out of here. Today. End of story."
The doctor sighed in disapointment, nodded and left. Hiei watched Kuwabara stagger around and act like an idiot for Kurama. It seemed to make him happier. Hiei sat down next to Kurama's bed and lay his chin on the bar. Kurama looked over at him, "What did the doc say?"
"You're fine. No big deal; we're getting out of here soon."
"Great. I want to get out of this scratchy gown. It smells bad in here too; I never liked hospitals."
Yusuke made a face. "I hate them. They're just accomidations for the almost-dead."
Kurama, Kuwabara and Hiei all stared at him. "What?" He asked, not realizing what he said wrong. Kurama snickered, "I should like to think I'm going to live another day, thanks."

Since neither Kuwabara nor Yusuke could drive, Hiei and Kurama were on their own on the way back to their cottage. Hiei had grabbed Kurama some clothes before leaving for the hospital so he was at least dressed. It was going to be a long walk.
Kurama started thinking, "Ummm, Hiei? How did we get to the hospital?"
Hiei laughed. "I have my ways." Kurama pictured Hiei highjacking some old lady's car and speeding away with it.
"I don't want to know."

Back at the cottage, Hiei insisted Kurama go straight to bed. It was seven in the morning now and both were exhausted. Kurama curled up in the blankets and instantly zoned out. Hiei made something to eat and eventually joined him.


TBC...hai, there's more for you! ^ ^ -Saku